The VW Golf hits 7.2% share in May, its highest since December 2014.
New car sales in Austria recede -3.9% year-on-year in May to 19,820 units, however the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +2.2% to 104,420. Volkswagen (+14.8%) defies the negative market to improve to a stellar 18% share, compared to 15.1% year-to-date. The next three carmakers all fall heavily: Skoda is down -27.7% to 7.6% share vs. 9.5% YTD, BMW falls -10.1% and Audi is off -10.4%. In contrast Mercedes (+17%), Dacia (+25%) and Hyundai (+6.5%) are in great shape below. Volvo (+109.7%), MG (+94%), Peugeot (+37.5%) and Mazda (+19.9%) also shine. Tesla (-41.2%) falls to #14 just as BYD (+373.3%) stays at #23 with 1.4% share.
Model-wise, the VW Golf (+239.1%) lodges another fantastic performance and climbs to 7.2% share, the nameplate’s highest in almost ten years: since the 7.4% it reached back in December 2014. It sells over 3 times more than any other vehicle in the market: the 2nd placed VW Tiguan (+64.3%) is at 2.2% share, followed closely by the Skoda Octavia (-41.5%) in perdition. The rest of the Top 7 all manage double-digit gains and only contain one non-VW Group model: the Dacia Duster (+59%) at #6. The VW Bus (+49.6%), Skoda Karoq (+31.4%) and Seat Ibiza (+13.1%) all impress. Notice also the Citroen C3 (+408.5%), MG ZS (+156%), Dacia Sandero (+60.1%), Audi Q3 (+47.2%) and BMW i4 (+48.8%) making themselves noticed in the remainder of the Top 20. Among BEVs, the MG 4 is up 122.5% and the BYD Atto 3 up 183.3%.
Previous month: Austria April 2024: VW Golf (+150.3%) surges in solid market
One year ago: Austria May 2023: Cupra #10, breaks all records in market up 20.6%
Full May 2024 Top 53 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria May 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-24 | % | /23 | Apr | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 3,566 | 18.0% | + 14.8% | 1 | 15,791 | 15.1% | + 5.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 1,510 | 7.6% | – 27.7% | 2 | 9,934 | 9.5% | – 1.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 1,484 | 7.5% | – 10.1% | 3 | 7,807 | 7.5% | + 10.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Audi | 1,336 | 6.7% | – 10.4% | 4 | 6,464 | 6.2% | – 6.8% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 985 | 5.0% | + 17.0% | 6 | 5,329 | 5.1% | + 2.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Seat | 976 | 4.9% | – 17.6% | 5 | 6,318 | 6.1% | + 8.5% | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Toyota | 842 | 4.2% | – 10.3% | 7 | 4,753 | 4.6% | + 10.9% | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Dacia | 814 | 4.1% | + 25.0% | 8 | 4,930 | 4.7% | + 23.1% | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Hyundai | 620 | 3.1% | + 6.5% | 10 | 2,855 | 2.7% | – 14.8% | 13 | 5 |
| 10 | Cupra | 596 | 3.0% | – 24.8% | 15 | 2,416 | 2.3% | – 21.9% | 17 | 14 |
| 11 | Mazda | 537 | 2.7% | + 19.9% | 9 | 3,135 | 3.0% | + 16.8% | 10 | 15 |
| 12 | Peugeot | 510 | 2.6% | + 37.5% | 12 | 2,431 | 2.3% | + 10.0% | 16 | 17 |
| 13 | Kia | 504 | 2.5% | – 38.4% | 11 | 2,959 | 2.8% | – 22.8% | 12 | 10 |
| 14 | Tesla | 499 | 2.5% | – 41.2% | 17 | 3,392 | 3.2% | – 14.6% | 9 | 13 |
| 15 | Ford | 489 | 2.5% | – 35.1% | 13 | 2,585 | 2.5% | – 41.5% | 14 | 12 |
| 16 | MG | 483 | 2.4% | + 94.0% | 20 | 1,821 | 1.7% | + 59.2% | 20 | 23 |
| 17 | Renault | 482 | 2.4% | – 36.7% | 14 | 2,570 | 2.5% | – 32.4% | 15 | 11 |
| 18 | Volvo | 453 | 2.3% | + 109.7% | 16 | 1,941 | 1.9% | + 47.3% | 19 | 21 |
| 19 | Suzuki | 452 | 2.3% | + 39.5% | 22 | 3,077 | 2.9% | + 87.9% | 11 | 18 |
| 20 | Opel | 407 | 2.1% | – 25.3% | 19 | 1,742 | 1.7% | – 24.4% | 21 | 16 |
| 21 | Citroen | 377 | 1.9% | + 36.1% | 21 | 1,535 | 1.5% | – 12.9% | 22 | 20 |
| 22 | Mitsubishi | 323 | 1.6% | + 27.2% | 18 | 2,204 | 2.1% | + 150.7% | 18 | 24 |
| 23 | BYD | 284 | 1.4% | + 373.3% | 23 | 1,218 | 1.2% | + 434.2% | 24 | 30 |
| 24 | Fiat | 239 | 1.2% | – 19.3% | 24 | 1,165 | 1.1% | – 31.6% | 25 | 19 |
| 25 | Porsche | 158 | 0.8% | + 8.2% | 25 | 807 | 0.8% | + 4.4% | 26 | 26 |
| 26 | Land Rover | 128 | 0.6% | + 36.2% | 28 | 598 | 0.6% | + 15.4% | 28 | 28 |
| 27 | Mini | 118 | 0.6% | – 44.6% | 27 | 665 | 0.6% | – 25.1% | 27 | 25 |
| 28 | Alfa Romeo | 111 | 0.6% | + 68.2% | 30 | 480 | 0.5% | – 17.9% | 30 | 29 |
| 29 | Nissan | 108 | 0.5% | – 34.9% | 26 | 1,278 | 1.2% | + 42.5% | 23 | 22 |
| 30 | Honda | 99 | 0.5% | + 73.7% | 29 | 520 | 0.5% | + 71.1% | 29 | 31 |
| 31 | Jeep | 64 | 0.3% | – 9.9% | 31 | 444 | 0.4% | + 25.4% | 31 | 27 |
| 32 | Polestar | 42 | 0.2% | – 46.2% | 33 | 182 | 0.2% | – 32.6% | 33 | 32 |
| 33 | Smart | 35 | 0.2% | + 1066.7% | 32 | 222 | 0.2% | + 909.1% | 32 | 39 |
| 34 | Subaru | 34 | 0.2% | – 27.7% | 37 | 105 | 0.1% | – 36.0% | 37 | 33 |
| 35 | Lexus | 28 | 0.1% | + 55.6% | 34 | 162 | 0.2% | + 37.3% | 34 | 36 |
| 36 | DS | 28 | 0.1% | + 33.3% | 36 | 110 | 0.1% | + 5.8% | 36 | 35 |
| 37 | Fisker | 22 | 0.1% | new | 35 | 128 | 0.1% | new | 35 | 37 |
| 38 | SsangYong | 14 | 0.1% | + 1300.0% | 39 | 61 | 0.1% | + 1425.0% | 39 | 40 |
| 39 | Ferrari | 13 | 0.1% | + 62.5% | 40 | 46 | 0.0% | – 20.7% | 40 | 38 |
| 40 | Jaguar | 11 | 0.1% | – 72.5% | 38 | 86 | 0.1% | – 47.6% | 38 | 34 |
| 41 | Ineos | 9 | 0.0% | + 12.5% | 52 | 16 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 44 | 42 |
| 42 | Skywell | 7 | 0.0% | + 133.3% | 44 | 18 | 0.0% | + 260.0% | 42 | 53 |
| 43 | MAN | 6 | 0.0% | + 500.0% | 47 | 13 | 0.0% | + 160.0% | 46 | 48 |
| 44 | McLaren | 3 | 0.0% | – 25.0% | 41 | 18 | 0.0% | + 5.9% | 41 | 46 |
| 45 | Maserati | 3 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 51 | 11 | 0.0% | – 56.0% | 47 | 41 |
| 46 | Aston Martin | 2 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | 42 | 16 | 0.0% | – 15.8% | 43 | 44 |
| 47 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 43 | 14 | 0.0% | + 7.7% | 45 | 43 |
| 48 | Chrysler | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 53 | 8 | 0.0% | + 14.3% | 48 | 49 |
| 49 | Bentley | 1 | 0.0% | – 80.0% | 49 | 6 | 0.0% | – 57.1% | 50 | 45 |
| 50 | Lotus | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 50 | 6 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 52 | 54 |
| 51 | BAIC | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 54 | 50 |
| 52 | KTM | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 57 | 3 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 56 | 52 |
| 53 | Caterham | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 59 | 56 |
Austria May 2024 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-24 | % | /23 | Apr | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | VW Golf | 1,421 | 7.2% | + 239.1% | 1 | 4,698 | 4.5% | + 111.2% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | VW Tiguan | 442 | 2.2% | + 64.3% | 10 | 1,753 | 1.7% | + 8.5% | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Skoda Octavia | 441 | 2.2% | – 41.5% | 2 | 3,555 | 3.4% | + 17.1% | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | VW Bus | 380 | 1.9% | + 49.6% | 9 | 1,781 | 1.7% | + 55.3% | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Seat Ibiza | 345 | 1.7% | + 13.1% | 8 | 2,681 | 2.6% | + 91.4% | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Dacia Duster | 326 | 1.6% | + 59.0% | 13 | 1,855 | 1.8% | + 42.9% | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Skoda Karoq | 310 | 1.6% | + 31.4% | 7 | 1,569 | 1.5% | + 8.9% | 11 | 10 |
| 8 | BMW X1 | 309 | 1.6% | – 21.0% | 5 | 1,757 | 1.7% | + 11.6% | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | Tesla Model Y | 308 | 1.6% | – 51.7% | 14 | 2,583 | 2.5% | – 15.3% | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | VW Caddy | 294 | 1.5% | – 27.6% | 12 | 1,187 | 1.1% | – 28.3% | 13 | 13 |
| 11 | Dacia Sandero | 293 | 1.5% | + 60.1% | 3 | 1,855 | 1.8% | + 22.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 275 | 1.4% | – 38.9% | 4 | 1,790 | 1.7% | – 3.2% | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | Skoda Fabia | 262 | 1.3% | + 8.3% | 11 | 1,420 | 1.4% | – 0.4% | 12 | 16 |
| 14 | Audi Q3 | 262 | 1.3% | + 47.2% | 19 | 1,112 | 1.1% | – 5.3% | 17 | n/a |
| 15 | BMW i4 | 256 | 1.3% | + 48.8% | n/a | 1,048 | 1.0% | + 95.9% | 18 | n/a |
| 16 | Seat Leon | 252 | 1.3% | + 31.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | Citroen C3 | 239 | 1.2% | + 408.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 18 | MG ZS | 215 | 1.1% | + 156.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | VW T-Cross | 210 | 1.1% | – 18.6% | 6 | 1,131 | 1.1% | – 5.1% | 16 | n/a |
| 20 | Mercedes Bus | 197 | 1.0% | + 34.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Seat Ateca | 194 | 1.0% | – 36.4% | n/a | 1,038 | 1.0% | – 40.1% | 19 | 9 |
| n/a | Tesla Model 3 | 190 | 1.0% | + 27.5% | n/a | 751 | 0.7% | + 10.6% | 48 | n/a |
| n/a | Seat Arona | 188 | 0.9% | – 35.6% | 18 | 1,186 | 1.1% | – 27.4% | 14 | 20 |
| n/a | Kia Ceed | 187 | 0.9% | – 11.8% | n/a | 1,143 | 1.1% | + 41.5% | 15 | n/a |
| n/a | MG 4 | 178 | 0.9% | + 122.5% | n/a | 580 | 0.6% | + 90.8% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Cupra Born | 160 | 0.8% | – 34.4% | n/a | 552 | 0.5% | – 55.8% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Audi Q4 | 149 | 0.8% | – 53.6% | n/a | 820 | 0.8% | – 23.2% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Kamiq | 139 | 0.7% | – 23.2% | 15 | 1,034 | 1.0% | – 9.8% | 20 | n/a |
| n/a | BYD Atto 3 | 136 | 0.7% | + 183.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 55 | n/a |
| n/a | Volvo EX30 | 131 | 0.7% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| n/a | BYD Seal | 110 | 0.6% | new | n/a | 524 | 0.5% | new | n/a | n/a |
Source: Statistik Austria